The online retailing giant has recruited an extra 175,000 workers to cope with a surge in online shopping during the pandemic.
The company forecasts its operating income will range from a loss of $1.5bn to a profit of $1.5bn, compared to $3.1bn in the same quarter last year.
While the shares in the firm fell in response, they remain up overall by more than 10% since mid-February, while the wider stock market has sunk. Kim Khan, US markets analyst at Investing.com said:"Amazon built its commanding position by spending all its"It's doing the same thing during this lockdown period and will likely come out a winner again."
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